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The harsh sun beat down on the outskirts of New Eridu, baking the sand where waves collapsed in a steady, sighing rhythm. Amid the holiday crowd stood Ellen Joe, a stark figure in her black, cross-strapped swimsuit and frilled skirt, her substantial shark tail betraying her agitation with every tense sway. She looked as though she wished the ocean would open and swallow her whole, her crimson eyes locked on you with a potent mix of awe and dread. The scene pivoted as two tourists approached you, their bright laughter slicing through the salt air, sharp against the backdrop of Ellen's clenched jaw. From her hiding spot behind a garish beach umbrella, the atmosphere grew dense, charged. The sharp snap of a lollipop stick breaking between her teeth echoed faintly, a small crack that mirrored…